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short meaning in Chinese
| English | Chinese |
|---|---|
| short [shorter, shortest] (having a small distance between ends or edges) adjective [UK: ʃɔːt] [US: ˈʃɔːrt] | 短 /duǎn/adjective |
| short [shorter, shortest] (of a person, of comparatively small height) adjective [UK: ʃɔːt] [US: ˈʃɔːrt] | 矮 /ǎi/adjective |
| short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) noun | |
| short ciliary nerve (nerve arising in ciliary ganglion) noun | 睫状短神经 /jiézhuàngduǎnshénjīng/; 短睫狀神經noun 睫狀短神經noun |
| short circuit (unintentional connection) noun [UK: ˈʃɔːt.ˈsɜːkɪt] [US: ˈʃɔːt.ˈsɜːkɪt] | 短接 /duǎnjiē/noun 短路 /duǎnlù/noun |
| short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis) noun | |
| short film (motion picture) noun [UK: ʃɔːt fɪlm] [US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈfɪlm] | 短片 /duǎnpiàn/noun |
| short list (a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made) noun [UK: ʃɔːt lɪst] [US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈlɪst] | |
| short-lived [shorter-lived, shortest-lived] (not existent for very long) adjective [UK: ʃɔːt ˈlɪvd] [US: ʃɔːrt ˈlɪvd] | 短命 /duǎnmìng/adjective 短暂 /duǎnzàn/adjective 短暫adjective |
| short posterior ciliary artery (branch of the ophthalmic artery) noun | 睫状后短动脉 /jiézhuànghòuduǎndòngmài/noun 睫狀後短動脈noun |
| short story [short stories] (work of fiction) noun [UK: ʃɔːt ˈstɔː.ri] [US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈstɔː.ri] | 短篇小說noun |
| short-tempered (easily angered) adjective [UK: ʃɔːt ˈtem.pəd] [US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈtem.pərd] | 易怒 /yìnù/adjective |
| short-term [shorter-term, shortest-term] (of the near or immediate future) adjective [UK: ˈʃɔːt tɜːm] [US: ˈʃɔːrt tɝːm] | 短期 /duǎnqī/adjective |
| short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) noun | |
| short ton (USCS ton) noun [UK: ʃɔːt tʌn] [US: ˈʃɔːrt ˈtən] | 英吨 /yīngdūn/noun 英噸noun |
| shortage [shortages] (lack or deficiency) noun [UK: ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ] [US: ˈʃɔːr.tədʒ] | 短缺 /duǎnquē/noun 緊缺 /jǐnquē/noun |
| shortage [shortages] noun [UK: ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ] [US: ˈʃɔːr.tədʒ] | 缺乏 /quēfá/noun |
| shortbow (small bow) noun | 長弓noun |
| shortbread (biscuit) noun [UK: ˈʃɔːt.bred] [US: ˈʃɔːrt.bred] | 奶油酥餅noun |
| shortcoming [shortcomings] (deficiency) noun [UK: ˈʃɔːtk.ʌm.ɪŋ] [US: ˈʃɔːrtˌk.əm.ɪŋ] | 不足之處noun |
| shortcut [shortcuts] (method) noun [UK: ˈʃɔːtˌkət] [US: ˈʃɔːrtˌkət] | 近道 /jìndào/noun |
| shortcut [shortcuts] (path) noun [UK: ˈʃɔːtˌkət] [US: ˈʃɔːrtˌkət] | 捷径 /jiéjìng/noun 捷徑noun 近路 /jìnlù/noun |
| shorten [shortened, shortening, shortens] (to become shorter) verb [UK: ˈʃɔːt.n̩] [US: ˈʃɔːr.tn̩] | 縮短verb 缩短 /suōduǎn/verb |
| shorten [shortened, shortening, shortens] (to make shorter) verb [UK: ˈʃɔːt.n̩] [US: ˈʃɔːr.tn̩] | 弄短 /nòng duǎn/verb |
| shortness of breath (dyspnea) noun | 呼吸困難noun |
| shorts (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees) noun [UK: ʃɔːts] [US: ˈʃɔːrts] | 短裤 /duǎnkù/noun |
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